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Lyra Liturgica, Reflections in Verse for Holy Days and Seasons [signed F.o.]. (v. 1)
Lyra Liturgica Reflections in Verse for Holy Days and Seasons - signed F.o. - v. 1 Author:Frederick Oakeley Volume: v. 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1865 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than ... more »a million books for free. Excerpt: To him on Patmos' isle 'twas given To drink with eagle eye Deep draughts of light, replete with Heaven, Imparted from on high ; To learn the virgins' mystic song, And scan the saints' abode ; And look with prescient gaze along The Church's destin'd road. Love was this lov'd Disciple's theme, Which gilds his every page ; His food by day, by night his dream, His eloquence in age ; His children fear'd that changeless strain Might dull and weary prove ; He sweetly smil'd, and said again, ' Love ye each other, love.'0 ' Rlessed John the Evangelist, when tarrying at Ephesus in extreme old age, and when he could with difficulty be carried to the church by his disciples, and could but imperfectly articulate his words, used to say nothing at their different gatherings except " Little children, love one another." At length his disciples and brethren who were present, wearied with the constant repetition of the same words, said to him : " Master, wherefore dost thou always say the same things ?" who answered, in words worthy of St. John. " Recause it is our Lord's precept, and suffices of itself." ' Office of St. John the Evangelist, Lesson vi. ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST. 33 O well-belov'd and loving one ! We hail thee for our brother ; For thou art Mary's foster-son, And Mary is our Mother : Brother! may that dear title move Thy charity to plead, That we may love, as thou dost love, In truth and very deed. Scarce have the echoes of our Christmas song Died on the listening Church's raptur'd ear, Ere notes of coming strife are heard among The joyous accents of the clos...« less